Other Social Insurance Programs and Veterans' Benefits

Other Social Insurance Programs

Unemployment Insurance

Table 9.A2 Summary data on state programs, by state or other area, 2010

State or area

Covered employment (excludes federal government)

Insured unemployment as percent of covered employment a

Number of first payments

Average weekly benefit for total unemployment

Average weekly insured unemployment

Average actual duration (weeks)

Claimants exhausting benefits

Contributions collected b (millions of dollars)

Benefits paid c (millions of dollars)

Average employer contribution rate d (percent)

Average number of workers (thousands)

Total payroll e (millions of dollars)

Amount f (dollars)

Percent of average weekly wages g

Number

Percent of first payments h

Total

125,816

5,793,876

3.6

10,738,572

299.33

33.8

4,486,834

18.9

6,374,290

53.4

35,903

58,502

3.0

Alabama

1,754

68,912

3.0

140,350

205.80

27.2

52,940

16.6

70,400

44.2

411

466

3.2

Alaska

299

14,062

4.6

34,516

239.37

26.5

13,896

23.1

25,653

76.5

112

182

2.0

Arizona

2,295

98,288

3.5

178,856

214.03

26.0

79,230

19.5

122,103

57.2

311

750

2.0

Arkansas

1,110

39,635

4.0

103,428

278.10

40.5

43,925

16.8

55,155

47.4

333

431

3.1

California

14,171

749,264

4.6

1,523,765

301.45

29.6

655,049

20.0

951,114

58.7

4,433

9,502

4.8

Colorado

2,121

100,325

3.0

153,222

346.53

38.1

64,002

17.6

103,972

60.9

425

918

2.1

Connecticut

1,576

93,616

4.3

174,314

327.37

28.7

67,119

20.3

87,456

45.1

636

1,022

3.5

Delaware

393

19,082

3.4

27,466

247.37

26.5

13,193

22.9

17,735

58.3

83

157

2.4

District of Columbia

483

35,214

1.1

28,355

298.92

21.3

5,376

21.3

18,837

62.3

126

187

2.5

Florida

6,971

286,560

3.2

521,763

230.89

29.2

224,872

18.8

388,402

67.0

1,121

2,248

2.4

Georgia

3,648

157,735

3.2

299,963

273.22

32.9

116,983

14.7

182,704

54.0

628

1,152

2.2

Hawaii

551

22,130

3.1

41,236

416.32

53.9

17,309

19.7

21,378

46.8

164

325

1.8

Idaho

592

20,335

4.5

75,050

255.47

38.7

26,462

15.7

41,762

51.5

272

280

2.9

Illinois

5,410

266,182

4.1

475,822

316.69

33.5

220,384

21.3

286,600

52.1

1,829

3,176

3.3

Indiana

2,667

103,751

3.0

222,391

295.00

39.4

78,754

16.1

136,438

54.2

521

1,040

3.0

Iowa

1,415

53,574

2.9

125,564

321.39

44.1

40,394

15.3

55,538

38.3

486

593

2.3

Kansas

1,270

48,895

2.9

91,193

326.27

44.1

36,565

17.9

56,014

53.9

350

518

2.5

Kentucky

1,669

63,892

3.0

134,738

288.80

39.2

49,753

18.4

63,232

41.9

422

678

3.5

Louisiana

1,800

73,828

3.1

107,389

208.90

26.5

55,318

20.9

67,095

53.3

187

351

1.6

Maine

562

20,599

3.2

47,540

274.00

38.9

18,062

16.7

23,175

47.6

133

214

2.7

Maryland

2,314

114,473

3.1

154,725

315.80

33.2

72,664

18.9

84,093

50.5

788

919

4.5

Massachusetts

3,098

178,233

3.7

270,133

391.80

35.4

115,926

19.7

141,279

48.3

1,577

1,957

4.1

Michigan

3,712

163,935

4.3

387,386

296.62

34.9

160,068

18.9

233,020

49.7

1,419

2,120

5.1

Minnesota

2,522

117,507

3.2

184,752

355.96

39.7

80,533

20.2

116,206

55.3

896

1,218

1.9

Mississippi

1,047

35,244

3.4

79,533

189.99

29.3

36,069

17.9

41,628

47.9

112

283

1.7

Missouri

2,515

101,115

3.0

189,210

244.16

31.6

75,114

18.6

106,239

51.1

549

853

2.1

Montana

405

13,658

4.2

34,424

271.83

41.9

16,921

21.7

20,882

57.7

108

173

1.5

Nebraska

879

32,444

2.1

54,022

251.86

35.5

18,853

14.9

29,871

52.6

200

202

3.2

Nevada

1,090

45,967

4.9

128,499

317.88

39.2

53,580

20.1

91,098

61.0

268

785

1.2

New Hampshire

593

27,065

3.1

42,319

272.24

31.0

18,213

16.2

17,375

35.6

149

186

3.4

New Jersey

3,680

206,476

4.5

385,201

397.41

36.8

165,567

20.8

240,431

59.2

2,123

2,961

2.5

New Mexico

748

28,506

3.4

53,745

315.76

43.1

25,193

21.2

36,413

65.0

249

349

1.4

New York

8,214

494,149

3.5

666,359

306.61

26.5

290,346

20.2

370,371

53.3

2,607

3,947

4.5

North Carolina

3,715

151,498

4.2

378,791

298.46

38.1

156,125

18.2

283,304

60.7

760

1,666

1.8

North Dakota

348

13,113

1.5

17,569

310.43

42.9

5,175

13.7

8,432

42.6

72

81

1.4

Ohio

4,822

199,447

3.0

308,311

296.59

37.3

144,300

19.9

175,676

49.4

1,157

1,773

3.2

Oklahoma

1,433

53,638

2.4

76,334

276.19

38.4

34,328

19.1

47,806

55.0

165

417

1.0

Oregon

1,567

64,639

5.3

199,506

289.70

36.5

82,807

18.6

116,422

52.8

771

1,042

2.7

Pennsylvania

5,361

243,126

4.9

599,353

337.91

38.7

264,691

19.9

304,843

46.6

2,212

3,589

5.6

Rhode Island

437

19,171

4.1

48,750

380.40

45.1

17,768

17.2

27,881

57.6

212

313

3.7

South Carolina

1,723

64,036

4.1

149,306

236.41

33.1

70,765

17.0

95,505

55.8

256

581

2.3

South Dakota

377

12,694

1.2

13,014

251.12

38.8

4,436

14.4

3,713

25.2

71

52

2.3

Tennessee

2,506

102,873

2.7

193,834

223.44

28.3

68,301

16.6

111,383

53.0

667

725

3.2

Texas

9,973

464,168

2.2

544,794

316.07

35.3

215,721

18.1

343,577

56.2

2,249

2,902

2.8

Utah

1,113

43,040

2.5

74,936

315.61

42.4

27,648

16.4

44,688

52.7

139

370

0.7

Vermont

286

11,130

3.6

29,008

296.67

39.6

10,258

18.1

10,504

33.1

75

146

3.5

Virginia

3,363

161,161

1.8

177,577

288.48

31.3

61,625

15.3

95,432

50.1

502

753

2.0

Washington

2,733

131,169

4.0

263,691

383.95

41.6

108,981

19.5

140,389

46.7

1,286

1,900

2.3

West Virginia

668

24,500

3.2

58,082

255.12

36.2

21,466

17.3

24,699

38.0

189

247

3.0

Wisconsin

2,600

103,432

4.7

324,879

274.94

35.9

121,546

17.8

142,316

38.3

848

1,367

3.6

Wyoming

263

10,924

2.6

22,368

337.05

42.2

6,865

17.3

12,510

49.7

86

126

2.4

Outlying areas

Puerto Rico

913

23,803

6.0

118,744

118.32

23.6

54,508

21.6

79,910

63.3

158

298

3.3

U.S. Virgin Islands

43

1,659

2.0

2,496

301.83

41.0

887

17.9

1,631

58.0

1

13

0.2

SOURCES: Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration and Bureau of Labor Statistics; based on data submitted by state agencies.

NOTES: Except where noted, excludes data for federal employees and for ex-servicemembers; includes data for state and local government employees where covered by state law after 1955.

Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.

a. Based on average covered employment in 12-month period.

b. Contributions, penalties, and interest from employers and contributions from employees in states taxing workers; adjusted to exclude refunds of contributions and dishonored checks; excludes state and local government employees covered on reimbursable basis.

d. Estimated data. Contribution rate as a percentage of taxable payroll; excludes state and local jurisdictions covering state and local government employees on a reimbursable basis. Standard contribution rate for most states, 2.7 percent.

e. Total wages earned in covered employment during all pay periods ended within the year.

f. Includes dependents' allowances for states that provide such benefits.